11.   But Bradley has the support of Cecil Andrus, a popular former governor and secretary of the Interior Department.

12.   But confronted with the political reality of a popular governor and a conservative Legislature, they had to settle for much less.

13.   But underlying such judgments is the calculation that a popular governor is too powerful an enemy to make.

14.   By giving prominent roles to two popular governors from populous states, the party could showcase its success stories rather than recent failures in Congress.

15.   Even Democrats in the Keystone State concede that putting the popular governor on the ticket would guarantee Bush a victory.

16.   Even in battleground states with popular Republican governors like Michigan and Ohio, Clinton has double-digit leads.

17.   Even state and national GOP leaders admit Mattingly faces an uphill climb against the popular former governor.

18.   Four years ago, Bush was the underdog who pulled off a shocker by beating another popular incumbent governor, Democrat Ann Richards.

19.   Haider, a popular governor of a southern province, is best known for making several offhand remarks in the past that seemed to defend the Third Reich.

20.   Gov. George W. Bush swung through tactically critical Pennsylvania on Monday touting his alliance with its popular governor and a new environmental initiative.